B. :^::^^ii:. Who
JC^-
.«^'
Who with the comfort ofhkbhcly fightt.
All cares andibrrowes coitld froth ihe renx6ue» ^
But fathcr,now my ioyes forcpafl to td, i
Doirbut rcuiuc the horrors ofmyhcU. ; vw
As flic th^t feemcsin darkf aesto-behokf . ..;; i ; ^
The gla<;HQ.me*plcaiures of the chdarefull Jighf; . - ' ,
T4»f:.;Whai;dicn auailc^ihecfmitlcfrc thus to rue ' '
His abfencc yvhom the hcaucns cannot rctumc:
Impartiall death thy husband did fubdiie.
Yet hath hc-Tpard thy kingly Others Jife:
Whoduringlife>t,otbce2^dodbleftay,-.o;.- rri .-r •
As father, and as husbandwfflrcmaine, .
With doubled lOlie toealc thy widowcs want.
Ofhimwhofewam is cauftofthy cpmplairtt,
Forbeare thou^thcfeforcai thefe nepdlciTe tteaccs^ : , .
That nippe the Jbloffaijis^of thy beautJej-ptide* < .
G'//.'Father5thei^tcaresloucchalcrigcthofdtic. . ,.
Tart.But rcafofjifaith thou fliou Idft the fame fubduc,
C7//r His fpnerals arc yet bcforcmy fight,
r^;;. In cndl^ mones Princes fljfeuldtnotdelight.; A
Gif. The turtle pines in lofle of her ttuc inate. . \
r^;;. And fo continues pOotC and defo)ate.
Gif Who can forget a fc.well of fuch prices*
Tattc. She that hath kaf nd to niaftcr her dcftrcs. . \ .::-
5, Letrcafoft.work^ that time doth eafilie ftai^c.ir //
5, In meaneft witti!s: to be^re the greareft ille&»
C// So plenteous are the fprings
Of forrowes Aat increaft piy palTions,
As neither reafon can r^cure my fmart.
Nor canyourcarejilorfatherly comfort .[> â– '.
Appeafe the ftormi^ combats ofmy thoughts.
Such is the fweet remcmbranceof his hfe,
"^^ hen gcuc mc Ic^ue^of pi ttic pittic me,
cfTancredandGiftntmd,
Andas I can iftiall allay thefe grecfes.
r4^. Thcfc faiitarie^valkes tlK>u'doeft frecjuent,
Yc cid frcih oodafic^ns to thy fecretc manes ;
We wil therefore thou keep vs companie,
Leauing thy maidens with their harmonie.
Wend thou with vs^rg^^^ withdraw your feJues.
Tan^ndGil^with tkt'G^d^ depart pntthphtfalUi:t0€
four ?mydenrftaj iiikind,a,^CmrUito theTragadfc'. '
The diutrs haj/s tvmch 'ahayep rvorki ottrcare, Ckor.r*.
OurioyesfofarrejOurvpmfififereathandi
HMelon^erethiSyOirddafL'^^i^^deckre^' â–
The fckU foot onwhicb ckr^AteJt^thftdnd,
„ who plants hiipitdfirtsjjere to gather r^otty
^, And hopes his nafpj life wUfiillmduny
„ Let him behold hovo deaihwith jkalingfooti >
^j Steps iri, when hepwUthinhehisidyesTnofifuriy:
,^No ranfomeferueth to rtdeemcitr dates, ^
Jfprowes could preferue^r roorthy deedes^
He hadytt Uttdrvhofetrvelue labours difiUyei • . i .
his enddleffefam^i^ndyeihis h^norf^rtadesi â– v. '; .
i^ndthhtgreat.kingthtimthfoptaliiipotvcr'ii Af^ar^
Bereft themight it Perpan his crmmc: â– â– ,
J>otthrp**m][ewelhurl$feisbxtaflov;>ery
Though It be decktmfhhorior and renowptc*
^Whatgrowestodayinfauorofthchcaucn^ Chor,2»
,,Nurft with the fun, and with the fliowers fvveece,
„Pluckt with the hand it withcrcth ere cucn.
5, Sopaftc our daieseucnas thcriuers fleece.
The valiant Greekesthat vnto Troya gauc; .,
Thcrcnnc yecrcsficgc^leftbut their names behind.
And he thatdidfo long and ondiefaue Kc^or.
His fathers wallcs/ound thereat laft his end.
B 2 Proud
iV
Proud RomcLhcprd[fc,tb.at whilomcliidlicrycAc A
^n^liii€iy«[id6wprl4andvanqqjfttaUl«^ithwArrj^^^^
Yctcouldilae;«Qttremoucthe ^tallihoke -t ^ - f
Of deathjfrom thcmchac {irctchthcr|iowcr fafari^
Byfpeedie deatl^who is. mtfirft^^fee^ , > .-i^^ ;> ^-^^ ;r.
T^^ ?:^^;?)' CAres,nmfiete,thtf^ff^d:^s^fefk 'vm jyi ^ .>.t,\
Heere FortmeMtSywho whcnpx-kfiidfUjy '.r«-v\ ■t^A'-vT
kAs Fortunes chM^^pktkeiJotvneth^tpfM aloft f^\
K^ndmmgldthifft\i^hh€fU^^ ;yi.V;. /^^ lul
''^ ^ -iy ,5Which often timwonhighcfttoWers do fall^ â–
' ,,Norbluftering'Winds,whcr^iththe/!ronge(lokdJ
Are rent andt&ri!«>"bis life i$ furfteoMn^ v. l^-. ''
•:r,toriO Forhceiay^^fkrit Sbmm^ithat hath'nopow^W
Oft.hifTi,toe iS'^fteiplcaM Withdiis edatei ^ vr f r. ?! W , ,
He ktket^'tmhttivftktsimt fcar^M fbwer, V
But liues- eonteftc^^iflfet^quiet rate,*> i«fo vfti.fr o^
dfTancrcdattd Gifmtmd.
DEare Aflnt,my iblc companion in diftrclTc, Gifmund.
And true copartner ofmythoiightfull cares : .
When witli n\y fclf e;I way my prcfent ftatc, ' • \
Comparingitwithiny'forepafrcd^daics, '' • "■"'
New heapes of cares, afteflibcginnet'allay
My penfiue heart: as when the glittering raies,
Ot'bright Phoebus, arefodainely ore-lprcd.
With du^kie clouds> thafdim his golden light,
Namely,whcn IJaid in n^ywidowes bed.
Amid the rilcnce,ofthe quiet night* ^oh- J .'
With curious thought,'the fleeting courfc obferuc/
Ofgladfome youth i how fbonchis flower decaies,;
,, How time once paft,may neutr haue recour/e, -'^:
„ No more then-may the running ftreamesreuert^*^
„ To climbc the hilles,When they bin rowled dowA
,, The hollow vales^ there is no curiotis art,
„ Norworldliepower, no not thegods canhold '*'-^
„ Thefway of flyingtirtie,nor him returnc . ;
,5 When he is paft: all thingsvnto his might^^- '^^' '' *
„ Muft bend,and yeeld, vnto the Iron teeth
„ Of eating time: this in the fliedy night,
When I recordjhovvfoone my youth withdrawes ' *,
It felfe away^iiow (Wlft my plcafaunt fpring
Runnes out his racCjthis this (Aiint^ is thccaufe.
When I aduife me /adlieon this thing.
That makes my hleartj^ in perifiue dumps diimaid^
For if I flibuldi myfpringingyeare^hegleA; ^^'1 • : ; ,
And futoyduth, mritles to fade away * '
Whereto liue If or wheretb was I bomcf
<tA\ 3 Where-
^ htTrAgedie '
Wherefore ha;h nature deckt mc with her graced .
Why hauci taftcd the delights of loiie f
Andfehthcfweets of Hymen cus bed**
But to fay foodi (dearc Aunt) it is not I f' ^
Sole and alone5can thus content tofpend . \^ |
My chearcfully^arcsriny fathcr.will not ftili /
Prolong my mQuroingsr^wIiich hauegcicucd him> O
And pleafed mc too longJThea this I craue.
To be rcfolnedofhis piincdiemindc,. A jui ;:: ^q \ '
For5ftoode it with the plcafurfc ofihis wiOi . J >
Tomairicme>nayfo?tUniJisndirdch,' .: ' .iW
So hard,tkatl foiQ/ng)(hould iJ^U peiiift • v/(ii:nF>H
MakeledcaloneinWofull widdwhpDd,:''! yh hii?.- A.
And (liaH I toil tjiinc Aunt^comc hcthcr rfxen> -jj W
Cct^e Hjp tji^ h^d^y)thi^<?.<xvYnciightkihd» ■/ '
I chajgfs.thy h^^tiwy gQunro^fetoconccalcii 7,ol-l -
AndjVyi^dcligh^ifwIttnotfijf Jjouc^^^ \Aiw\i^ o)
A Prince^an5?^l-q|a,CQunti5mthc Court* )i>j:i]
Butj||/p^^fiiipi4^)^ticfpi;cftm#|x3fcr«^^ .,
And driuMway,^tf^;%i(Jfttfa9:i<in$, lo vf;v?. rlT
Submitting tticpilvntO/i|vjrrf#lfcrs hcftt^i j. 1 ni; â– 7/
But this(goo4 AwnO th^ i* 0yrfvcfcft t>»n^i» : ' . -
Becaufe I ftaf^3^fMchvn<;eri^nieift^4 1; 5 n • ; *> i u . ,.
Fo^ifmyJcipgUcfatl]t€y'W9«i<i'd?.c?^^ I n. rf'r/
His final(4fK)m^;,thJ^^I»iuft tede i»y Ji%v/r flhl 3I
Such asIdqc>Iwo^ldcpnteJ>t«lcth(Ml' *.;jo ?rr'rnj 'I
To frame my fanjCiqsrt^hJfrjprin^Plyh^^ : I ; -jfl.' /
An4as];p;nghtjCiit^urj?iih^gf^c.^^^
But now hisifilcnc(^do^ibfedi?U'my 1' ' ; / 1
Whdeftmy fi^itiou^ilftH^JWCji;^^
Diftra<amciatofu|i<^icpj^fi$^i» •(> .1 j or..i : //
There-
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c
tf 7 Attend And Gifmund.
Thcrcforcfgood Aunt) this labour mull be yours,
Tq yndcrftand my fathers will herein ;
For well know yoUr wiiHomc knowes themcanes^
So (hall you both allay my ftormic thoughts.
And bring to quiet ray vnquict mind.
Luc. Sufficcth this (gobd Necce) that you hau^jfat^
For I pcrceiu^ what fundric paffions
Striue in your brcft, which oftentimes ere this
Your countenance confufed did bewray.
The ground whereof (ince I perceiucto grow
On iuft rcfpeiS^ of this your folc eftate.
And skilfull care of flcctingyouths decay,
Your wife forefight fuch Ibrrowing to cfchcw
I muchcommend^andpromiicas I may
To brcake tliis mattcr.and impartyour mind,
Vnto your fatherland to worke it fo,
As both your honor (hal not be impeacht,
Norhe vnfatisfied of your defirc.
Be you no farther greeued>but rcturne
Into your chamber.I lliall take this charge.
And you fliall fliortlictruely vnderftand
What I haue wrought,and what the king affirmes.
Cif I Icaue you to the fortune of my ftarrcs.
G tf.dcfMYUth info htrchiOiittr^LMCtMtdin^eHtheflAir,
Luc, TheheauensI hope will fauouryourrequcft*
My Necce fliall notimputcthecaufc to be
In my defaultjher will (hould want effe(5l:
But in the king is all my do ubt, leaft he
My fuiteforher new mariage fliould reici5U
Yet Hialll prouehimrand I heard it iaid,
He meancs this cucning intheparke to hunt.
Here will I wait attending his approach.
Tmcred
TheTragtdit
Tancredcomineth out cfhis Palkcg\^th Guifzard th
Coimtjc Palurinclulio//'^ LerdChaTfihtrtaine.^tm' <
chio ca^tam ofhk Gmrd ^Allrud^ u huriu '^ -^-' v'
Jv;
' ' ! t. ^. > !
Tancred, T TNx^oupIe all our hounds rLoids to tJie'Siafcl
Y Faircfifter Lucre^what's the neweswith yoR^
Luc, â– 'â– Siri^slalvvaicshaucimplbydmypower,
And faithful! fcruicc/uch as lay iri mc, •-"'•>. i- '
In my bcft wife, to honour yon and yoursf '3 ' ' ^-i
So no\v,my boundcn dutie moucth me^ [ - ^ ^ -i ; i r j (,'
Your maieftic mod humblic to intrcat, ' ' • ^ -^ ^' ■'- '-^^
' With patient cares, to vndcrftahd the ftatei " ' ^ '
Of my porcneece,youf daughter.r4;?f .what ofhcr?
IsfhenotAvell:' Inloyeslhenothcrhcalthf •'■" '
Say fifter, eafc me ofthis iealous fearer* ' â– : ' â– ' '^
Lucr, She liucs my Lord,& hath her outward heltfi,
But all the danger of hc'r ficknes lies
In the dilquiet of her pfincelremind: "^ '« ;• / .'-'l
Ta». Refolue mcfwhat afflids'my daughter foi ' -'\^
Lucr. Since whchthie Princes hathirttouiiib'd hei^' —
Her lateidifleafed husband of rcnbwne: ''â– (Lord
Brother,! fee, and veric well pcirceiuc, ! " -; . ; . '
Shehath not dof de together in his graue^^^i '; ; ^' ' ^
Alf fj^rke^ bf nature,kindhes,n0r of lot^: • -^ ' ' ? ;; '^ ^'"^
But as flie Itiies-jfo ItuiTJg^Hay fliefeele,^ n-ypi-; v;«^
Such pai
Subicc^'
For well I Wot,-.. ^ .. ^^^
Of ftcele, noi' carUed frorli th'c ftoni^ tocke;^''
Such fle^fhchafdriij&^we ought not to expe(5^ ' * '^: ;
In her^whofe princclie heart, andfpringing yeares,
vv.;^.ia Yet
■— : — vfTancream^Jjifmund^.
Yet flowring in the chiefeft heatof youth.
Is lead of forcCjto feed on fuch conceits,
As cafiliebefalles thatage,which askcth ruth
Ofthcm,whome nature bindcth by forefight
Of their graueyeares, and careful! loue to reach.
The things thatareaboue their feeble force;
And for that caufe^dread Lord although,
Tanc, Sifter I fay.
Ifyou eftccme^or ought refpedt my life.
Her honor,and the welfare of ourhoufe,
Forbeare,and wade no further in this ipeech.
YourwordSjarc wound$,I verie well perceiue.
The purpofe of this fmooth oration;
This I fu(pe(5led,when you firft began.
This faire dilcourfc with vs: Is this the end
Ofall our hopes, thatwehauepromiicd
Vnto our felfe, by this her widdowhoodf
Would our deare daughter, would our onely ioy.
Would fhe feriake vs^ would (he leaue vs nowi*
Before flic hath dofde vp,our dying eies.
And with her tearcs, bcwaild our funeral!^
No other fblace,doth herfother craue.
But whilft the fates,maintaine his dying Mcy
Her healthfullprcfencc, gladfome to his fbule.
Which rather tnen he wiDing would fbr-goc.
His heart defires,the bitter taft of death:
Her late marriage,hath taught vs toourgriefc,
That in thefruit$,ofherperpetuallfight
Confifts the onely comfort and reliefe,
Ofourvnweldyage: for what de%ht
Whatioy^ what comforter haue we in this world,
Nowgrowcn in ycares, andouer-womc with cares,
C Subuert
'1 mTYAgedie
Subic<fivnto the fbdain ftroke of death.
Already falling like the mellowed fruite,
And dropping by degrees into our graue»
But what reuiues vs f what main taines our fbule
Within the priibn of our withered breft^
But our Gifmmda and her chearcfuU fight.
O daughtcr^daughter^what defert of mine.
Wherein haue I beene fb vn'kind to theec*
Thou fhouldft defire to make my naked houfe
Yet orjcc againc ftand defolate by thee/*
O letf uch 6nfics vanifli with their thoughts,
Tcllhcrlamherfather^whofe eftatc,
Wealth,honor,lif Cjand all that we pofTeffc,
Whollie relies vpon her prefence here.
Tell her Imuft account her all my ioy,
Workeas fhcwill:Butyetihe were vniuft.
To hafte his death that liueth by her fight
Lucr. Her gcntle.hart abhors fuch ruthles thoughts.
Tan. Then let her'not geuc place to th«fe dcfires.
Lucr, She craues the yiglit that nature chalengeth*
Tan, Tell her the king commaundcth otherwife,
Lucr. The kings comandment dlwais fliould be luft.
Tan. What ereit bethekings comma?jndisiuft.
Lucr. luft to cOmmaund : but i^ftlic muft 1 »e charge.
Tanc. He chargeth iuftlie that commands as king.
Lucr, The kings command concerns the body beft.
Tan. The king commands obedience of theminde.
Z«f. That is exempted by the law of kinde,
7*4;?. That law of kind to children doth belong.
Luc, In due obediencjeto their open wtong.
Tan. I thcn,a& king and father, will commaund..
Luc. Nomorethenmaywithrightofreafonftand.
Tan.
I
ofTancredatjd Gifmund.
T^;^. Thou knoweft our mindc, relbluchcr,dep?.rt,
Rctumc the chafe, we hauebccne chac'd enough.
Tancrcdretttrneth mtchisfalUce^(lr Uaueth the hmt*
Luc. He cannot heare,anger hath ftopt his eares .
And ouer-loue his iudgement hath decaide.
Ahmy poorc Neecc,I {hrewdly feare thy cauie.
Thy iuft complaint (hall neucrbc rclicu d.
Gifinunda ccmmeth dont cat opjtr chamber,
Sca?na 3.
Cif T) Y this I hope my aunt hath mou d the king.
|j And knows his mind^Sc makes return to me
To end at once all this perplcxitie.
Lo where flieftands.Oh how my trembling heart
In doubtful! thoughts psnteth within my brcft.
Forin hcrmcflage doth relic my fmair.
Or the Iweet quiet of my troubled minde.
Luc. Ncece5on the point you lately willed mc
To treat of with the king in your behalfc,-
I brake euen now with him lo farre,till he
In Codzin rage of gricfe^crc I fcarcc had
My talc out tolde,pi-aid mc to ftintmy fuite,
As that from which his minde abhorred mofl.
And well I feehis fanfic to refute.
Is but diipleafure gainde , and labor loft.
So firmely fixed fhnds his kingly will, ;<
That til hisbody flialbc lai d in graue.
He will not part from the defired fight
Ofyour prefence,which filderhcfhould haue.
If he had once allied you againc,
Inmarriagc to any prince or pcere.
Qz This
TheTngedit ^
Thisishisfinallrcfblution. %
G^//rArcfblutionthatrc(blucsmybloud â–
Into thclcc-fic drops of Lcthcs flood,
Luc, Therefore my counfel is,you fball not fturrc»
Nor further wade in fuch a cafe as this;
But fince his vviU^is grounded on your louc.
And that itlies in you,to laue or ipill.
His old fore- wafted age : you ought t'cfchew.
The thing thatgrccues lb much his Grazed hearty
And in the ftate you ftand^contcnt your felfe :
And let this thought^appcafc your troubled rnind^
That in yoiir hands,reliesyour fathers death.
Or blisfuU lifcjand fince without your fight.
He cannot Hue, nor can liis thoughts indure.
Your hope of marriacc,you m uft then relent.
And ouer-rule thefe fond affe(5^ions:
Leaft it bcfaidyyou wrought your Others cnd«
Gi^. Dearc Aurit,I hauc with patient cares indurde^
The hearing of my fathers hard behcft:
Andfince I fee,thsit neither I my felfe.
Nor your rcqucft,can ib preuaile with him>
Noranie %eaduiceper{wade his mind
To grant mc my diemr>In willing wife,
[ muft iubmitmc vnto his cc»nmand.
And frame my heart to ferae his maieflie.
And(asl may)i!odiiue awaie the thoughts
Thatdiuerfly diflra^my paffions.
Which as I can^^ile labour tbfubdue.
But fore I fearo^ihaEbut to jle in vaine,
Wherein(g6dd Ant)I muft defireyourpaine,
X»f.What lies in me by comfort or aduioe, ^r-
I fhall difcharge with all humilitie.
<9^und and Lucn def art into Cifinundschdmbcr,
~" ' ifTAncredandCiJmtma.
Chorus primus.
Who markcs our former times and prefcnt yercs.
What we are now^and lookcs what we haue bin^
He cannot but lament with bitter tearcs.
The great d^^cay and change of all women.
For as the world wore on and waxed olde.
So vcrtuequaild,and vice began to grow.
So that5that age^that whilome was of golde.
Is worfe than braffe^more vile than yron now.
The times were fuch^that if we ought bcleeuc
Of elder daies) women examples were,
Ofrarevertues : Lucre difdaind to liue
Longer then chaft : and boldly without fearc
Tookefharpe reuenge on herinforced heart,
With herowne hands: for thatit not withftood
The wanton willjbutyccldcd to the force
bfproudT4r,^«/»5who boughthir fame with bloody
Qucene Artemifla thought an hepe of ftones, Chor.2.
(Although they were the wonder of thatagc)
A worthlclTe graue,wherein to reft the bones
Of her deare Lord5but with bold courage.
She drankc his heartland made her louely brcaft
His tombe^and failed not of wifely faith,
Ofpromiftloue5and of her bound bchcft, *
Vntili (he ended had her daies by death*
VlyfTes wife (fuch was her ftcdfaftnefle)
Abode his flow rctumc whole twentic yccres :
And fpent her youthfull daie^ in penfiucncs,
Bathingher widdowes bed withbriniih teares.
The flout daughter ofC<i/^ Brakes ynSs^ Portia, Chor ^t
Whcnfhc had heard his death,4id pot dcfirc
Longer to liue : andlacking vfc of knife,
J (A
Jr - â–
>â– â– ,iry
TheTragedie,
(A mofi ftrange thing) ended her life by fire,
And cat whot burning coales: O worthy damcf
O vcrtues worthy of ctcr nail praife/
The floud of Lethe cannot wafli out thy fame.
To others great reproach, fhamc,and difpraife.
'"'^*' where ihallrvefeekefuchiewelsfafsmgjirangef
Scarfe can you now among a thoMJandjinde
One tvomanjledfdfl : all delight in change,
UMarke hut this frincejfe that lamented her ey
O J late fojore her noble husbands death,
CAnd thought to Hue alone without afheare^
Behold how foonefhe changed hath that breath,
"I thinke thofe Ladies that haue liudt ofire,
<^ mirror and a glajptowomenkinde.
By thofe their virtues they dtdfetfuchjlorey
That vnto vs they none hee\ueaty dhehindt.
Els info many yeeres we might hauefeene
K^s vertmtis 44emrthty haue heene^ '"
Chor»i. Y^^ 1^^ n<5t vs maydens condemns ourkindc,
Becaufe our vcrtues arc not all fo rare :
For v/e may freihly yet record in minde.
There Hues a virginjone without compare :
Who of all graces hath her heauenly fbarc ,
In whofe rcixDwrnCjand for whofe h appie dales.
Let vs record this P^an of her praife.
Cantant,
Finis AStffsi, Perffen.T^^.
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S"-
A^us.'j, Scscna.i.
now they feel what lordly louecan d
thatproudly pra<5lifc to deface hi3 nam
In vainc they wraftle with {o fierce a foe^
of little fparkcs arifc a blazing jfiamc.
,,Byrnialloccafions loue can kindle heate,
„ and waft the Okcn breft to cinder duft;
Gifmmdl haue entifed to forget
herwiddowes wecdcs, andbumcin raging luft:
Twas I cnforft herfatherto denic
her fecond marriage to any peere:
Twas I allur'd her once againc to trie
thcfower fweetcs that Louers buy too dcerc«
The Countie Palumjaman right wife,
a manofexquifitepcrfe^ions:
I haue like wounded with her pcarfing eyes,
and burnt her heart with his reflexions.
Thefctwo ill all ioy in tafting of myRveete,
to make them proue more feelingly the grecfe
That bitter brings : for when their ioyes fliall fleece,
tlieir doleflialbc increaft without relecfe.
Thus loue fliall make worldlings to know his might,
thus loue fliall force great princes to obey.
Thus loue flialldaunt each proud rebelling fpiritc,
thus loue fliall vvrcakc his" wrath on their decay.
Their ghoftcs fliall doe black hell.to vnderftand,
how great and wonderfull a God is Loue:
And this fliall leame the Ladies of this lande,
with patient mindcshis mighty power to prouc.
From whence I did defccnd now will I m9unt3
to loue^and all the Gods in their delights;
In throne oftriumph there will I recount, ,, ^
how I by fliarpereuengeon mortall wights,
Haue taughtthe earth^and learned helliflifpirites
toyccld vvithfear€ their ftubburn hearts to loue?
Lcfl:
Leaft their difdainjhis plagues and vengeance prouc
Cufidrtmdunuth into tht heauens,
iMcrtct commeth 0utofG\Sm\xviA% Chamber Jotitarj.
Scicna. 2c
Luc. T) ItiCjthatmoueth euery gentle heart,
J^ To rue their griefe,that be diftrcft in pain,
Inforcethme, to waile my neeces fmart,
Whofe tender breft^no longtimemay fuftaine.
The reftlefic toyle^ that her vnquiet mind.
Hath ca ufd her feeble bodie to indure.
But why it is, falacke) Imuftnot find.
Nor know the man,by whome I might procure
Her remedie,as I of dutie ought,
As to the law ofkind(hip,doth belong,
With carefiill heart,the{ccret meanes I wught,
Thoughlmalleffedjisof my trauell fprong:
Full often as I durfl, I haue aflaid.
With humble words,thc princes to require.
To name the man,which fhc hath (b denaid.
That it abafht me, further to defire, (ceed.
Or askefrom whence , thole doudiethoughtspro-
Whofe ftpnle force; that finokie fighs forth fend.
Is liuelie witnesjhow that carefiill dread,
And hot delire,within her doc contend;
Yet fhe denies,what fhc confefl of yore,
And then conioynd me,to conceale the fame:
She loued once, (fhefaith) but neuer more.
Nor cuer will,her fancie thereto frame;
Though daily,Iobfcrued in my brefl:, ^
What fharpe confli(5fe, difquiet her lb fore.
That
efTamredandCiyfmnd.
That hcauy flcep cannot procure her refl,
ButtcarefuUdrcamcs prcicnt hcrciicniiorc
Moft hideous (iglits hei quiet to moled.
That ftarting oh thcrwith (lie doth av/akc.
To mufevpon thole fancies which torment
Her thoughtful! heart with horror, that doth mujkc
Hei cold chil iwcat break foorth incontinent
From her weake lims.and while the quiet night
Geucs .others reftjOie turning to and fro
Doth wilh for dayJiut when the day brings light^
5>hckccpes hcrbcd,thcie to record her woe.
As loon as when Hie rifcth flowing tearcs
Stream down herchekes^immixt with dedly grones
Whereby her inwardforow ^o appearcs,
That as ialt tcares the cruel! caufe bcmones.
In cafe (he be conilraincd to abide
In prcace of company ,fhe (carccly may
Her trembling voice reftraineitbe not fpicd
From careful plaints her fbrrowcs to bewray
By which rcftraint the force doth fb incrcafc>
When time and place geuc liberty to plainc,
I'hatas fiiiall ftreames from running ncucr ccafe
Til they returnc into the feasagainc:
So her laments we feare wil not amend.
Before they bring her Princely life to end, ;
To others ralke when asfticfliould attend.
Her heaped cares her fence? foopprede,
That what they fpeak,or whcito their words tcndc
She knowes not,as her anfweres do exprcfTtf,
Her cliicfe deliglit is (HI to be alone,
Hrr pen(]ue thoughts within themfelues debate,
But whereupon this rcftleffc life is grow en,
. D Since
7heTyagedie
Since I know not nor how the fame t'abatc
I can no more but widi it ns I may.
That he which knowcs it would the lame allay,
Tor which the Mufcs with my fong Ihal pray.
KAjier the fong,vohkh was by report veryjweeiely re-
peat ed of the C hor us , Lucrece departeth into Gif^
munds chamber, rndGvUizhaLtd commeth out of the
falUce with lulio ^ Kcnuchio^gentlemefi^fo whoin
he ttirneth,andfaith.
Sesenz. 3.
Hftif T Eauc mc my ficnds^this fblitarie walke
f y intifeth me tabrcakcyour companie.
Leaue me my Trends, I can endure no talk*
Lctme intrcat this common curtefie.
The Gentlemen depart.
WHatgrecuouspain they dtirc which neither may
Forget their LoueSjne yet cnioy their loue,
I know by proofe,and daily make aflay.
Though L6ue hath br6ught my Ladies hart to louc
My faithfull loue with like Ibue to requite.-
This docth not qucnch,but rather came to flame
The creeping firc,which Iprcading in my breft
With raging hcat,graunts me no timcof reft.
If they bewaile their cruel! dcftenie.
Which Ipend their louc whcr they no loue can find
Wei may I plaine,fin ce Fortune haleth me
To this torment of far more greeuous kind*
Wherein I feelc as much extfemitie.
As may be felt in body or in mirtde.
For by that fight which fliouldrccurc my painc^
My forowesarc redoubled all in vaine*
Now I percciue thatonly latone
Amlicr beloadjher lookes alTure mc fot
'^^^'^ tfTancredandCilmmd.
The thought thereof prouokcs me to bemonc
Her hcauy plight that grccucth at my woe.
This entercourfc of our affcdions;
I her to ferue5flie thus to honor me,
Bewraies the trueth of our eledions.
Delighting in this mutual fympathie.
Thus loue forloucintrcates the Queen of loue.
That with her help Loues folace we may prouc
I fee my miftres feckes as well as I
To flay the ftrifeof her perplexed mind: